Drama, Documentary
"Sonicsgate" is a feature documentary film exposing the truth behind how Seattle lost the SuperSonics after a heated legal battle in 2008. The perfect storm of corporate greed and political impotence formed to rob loyal Seattle sports fans of their oldest professional franchise. The team's celebrated 41-year run in Seattle included an NBA Championship, three Western Conference titles, six division titles and legendary players such as Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Ray Allen, Tom Chambers, Xavier McDaniel, Jack Sikma, Freddy Brown, Slick Watts and Spencer Haywood... just to name a few. As NBA salaries skyrocketed following the 1999 player lockout, the league's business model changed to require expansive new buildings paid for with taxpayer dollars. Seattle's KeyArena, built in 1995 as a remodel of the old Seattle Coliseum, just wouldn't cut it anymore according to NBA Commissioner David Stern...
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SIMILAR MOVIES
2005-2006 NBA Champions: Miami Heat
The Redeem Team
Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage
How the Monuments Came Down
The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History
The Way Back
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
Custody of the Heart
Phi Slama Jama
Rez Ball
2011 NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks
2013 NBA Champions: Miami Heat
Mountainside
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
Survive and Advance
Third
Lake Forest Park
Sonar Rock City: Seattle
Agora
Singles
SIMILAR MOVIES
2005-2006 NBA Champions: Miami Heat
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2006
The Miami Heat led by young superstar Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal go on the quest for the franchise's first NBA Championship. Heat President Pat Riley takes over as head coach after an average start for the season and guides the team to the it's first NBA Finals appearance. Get an inside look at the NBA Champion's regular season, triumphant playoff run and NBA Finals victory. Provides an all-access pass to exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes action and an unforgettable courtside view of the NBA Finals. Loaded with clutch bonus features including profiles on your favorite players and in-depth analysis. Experience what is is to be a champion.The Redeem Team
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2022
Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing following the previous team’s shocking performance four years earlier in Athens.Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage
IMDB 8 | Sep , 2009
In “Paddle to Seattle” two friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness. They travel an epic adventure that takes them over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive still able to talk about most of their experiences.How the Monuments Came Down
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2021
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2010
This film traces the history of major league baseball's one year team, the Seattle Pilots, who after their lone season of 1969 were moved to Milwaukee and became the Brewers.The Way Back
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 2020
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1989
The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1988–89 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the 1989 NBA Playoffs. The series was a rematch of the previous year's championship round between the Eastern Conference playoff champion Detroit Pistons and the Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Lakers.Custody of the Heart
IMDB 4.3 | Aug , 2000
Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.Phi Slama Jama
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2016
Winning is never a slam dunk. They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980's. Led by a Nigerian soccer player named Hakeem Olajuwon and a lightly recruited hometown kid named Clyde Drexler, the University of Houston Cougars not only electrified the NCAA Final Four with three straight appearances (1982-84), but they also helped transform the game itself. Director Chip Rives brings back the high-flying circus act under ringmaster Guy V. Lewis and spins a tale of true greatness and crushing heartbreak.Rez Ball
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2024
After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive.2011 NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks
IMDB 9.2 | Jul , 2011
A 31-year quest for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans ended on a Sunday night in June in Miami as the team hoisted the Larry O Brien NBA Championship Trophy, defeating a Miami Heat team many thought were too talented to lose. Led by 2011 NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks overcame the Heat to win the first title in franchise history. Relive every moment in this historic series, from an epic 15-point comeback on the road in Game 2, to the Jason Terry two huge three-pointers down the stretch of Game 5, to an emotional Nowitzki mad dash to the locker room after the buzzer sounded in Game 6 confirming the Mavericks Championship. Now you can relive this historic series with this definitive Collectors Set of 6 DVD. Own each game in its entirety, with over 10 hours of content, including exclusive bonus features!2013 NBA Champions: Miami Heat
IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 2013
In June of 2012, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat made good on a promise to deliver a championship to the basketball fans of South Florida. It seemed unlikely that they would ever be able to match the drama and the intensity of that title run in an encore performance. But this was no ordinary basketball team. From the opening night of the 2012-13 NBA season, the Heat were determined to prove that not only were they up for the daunting challenge to repeat as champs but they were also destined to become one of the most successful and celebrated teams in history. No one could have anticipated the breathtaking 27 game winning streak that would catapult the Miami Heat into one of the biggest stories of the year. And after sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks, dispatching the Chicago Bulls and outlasting the Indiana Pacers, Miami would take home their second consecutive title after an epic seven game series with the San Antonio Spurs.Mountainside
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2023
In this dialogue-driven, "second coming of age" comedic drama, Felix has all but given up on his pursuit of becoming a filmmaker when he meets Stella, a down to Earth, chain-smoking cinephile, whose unexpected friendship inspires him to start writing again–and falling for her. Never hesitating to take steps outside of reality through the use of movies within movies, found footage and action sequences, Mountainside is also a love letter to film itself.First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
IMDB 3.8 | Oct , 1897
From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains, trolley cars and hurrying pedestrians give life and bustle to the scene. 50 feet. $7.50. Advertised as part of the "Northern Pacific Railway Series" (Edison films catalog): The following pictures were taken by our artists at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway. We are greatly indebted to their officials who afforded us every opportunity in their power to obtain these splendid views. Many of the scenes are incident to the excitement prevailing at the time of the Klondike gold rush. They show the resources of this company for handling large numbers of people, baggage, freight and excursion parties, and give to prospective tourists and merchants an idea of the facilities with which this road handles traffic of all kinds (p. 9). (LoC)Survive and Advance
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 2013
Documentary exploring the 1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team's success after being the underdogs in the competitions.Third
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2024
A college student struggles to reconnect with his high school friends after learning they’ve started dating each other.Lake Forest Park
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2021
A coming-of-age film about a group of outsider teenagers in Seattle dealing with the consequences of accidental gun violence in their hometown.Sonar Rock City: Seattle
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2019
Sonar Rock City: Seattle is a journey through the city that caught our attention back in 1992 thanks to the grunge movement which today no longer exists. Still today the creative spirit runs through its veins with a new music scene that captures what Seattle is in its core.Agora
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2020
Melvin, a flora-enthusiast, has Agoraphobia. He finds solace only in his house plants, but when he receives an enticing flier about the flower of the month, he is forced to venture outside in hopes of snagging the ultimate plant.Singles
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1992
A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.